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THE LAND

Mountains/plateaus: east Siberian plateau; cold, snowy, not many people live here Ural Mountains; divides Europe and Asia Plains: really cold and inhabitable Water system: rivers, lakes etc. The longest river is the Volga River CLIMATE & VEGITATION

Climate: cold, snowy, mostly inhabitable/ rangesfrom steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast Plains: vast expanse of land (1,544,406.6 sq. mi) and cold POPULATION & CULTURE Population: 141,930,000 Culture: The Russian family is dependent upon all its members. Most families live in small apartments, often with 2 or 3 generations sharing little space. Most families are small, often with only one child because most women must also work outside of the house in addition to bearing sole responsibility for household and childrearing chores. History and Government History and Government: Russia is a communist country, known as the motherland, after WW2, large focus on nuclear power that sparked the cold war Economy Economy: Currency is the ruble, Communism creates more government interaction in civilian life such as regulating spending and profit Resources: coal, hydroelectric power, fertile land, petrol Global Issues The cold war was a race to nuclear power. The Russians were the first to launch a satellite into space, so they partially conquered the space race. They beat the Germans in WW2 because the Germans were not used to their fighting conditions.



Sources: Hans Wohler, Josh Keller travel-images.com news.bbc.co.uk englishrussia.com commons.wikimedia.org kamov.net justsymbol.com sun-surfer.com 123rf.com Travel.asia.ru Mycotopia.net Kids.britannica.com Glogster.com Thetechjournal.com Russianow.washingtonpost.com Cbsnews.com Trendland.com Mulitmedialearningllc.worldpress.com